Musings

Christians in the Media The people over at Christ and Pop Culture have shared a great video of Ira Glass, host of This American Life, sharing his thoughts on how Christians are portrayed in the media. You might be surprised by what he has to say. Check out According to Ira Glass, Christians Aren’t So Bad […]

A Prayer by G.K. Chesterton

O God of earth and altar, in mercy hear our cry; our earthly rulers falter, our people drift and die; the walls of gold entomb us, the words of scorn divide; take not Thy thunder from us, but take away our pride. From all that terror teaches, from lies of pen and tongue; from all […]

The Enduring Act of Ancient Worship

College football is 77 days away. I have spent my entire life going to college football games and it is one of my favorite things to do. Scott and I originally met at Oklahoma State, so we have a transcendent and unbreakable bond as we rejoice and suffer together on Saturdays. But no matter your […]

Some Collected Quotes on Worship

“Christian worship is the most momentous, the most urgent, the most glorious action that can take place in human life.” Karl Barth “When we begin to glimpse the reality of God, the natural reaction is to worship him. Not to have that reaction is a fairly sure sign that we haven’t yet really understood who […]

Reflecting on Worship

Each week millions of Christians around the globe gather to worship God. Worship is central to the Christian faith. Many Christians may never enter a church building or place of worship Monday through Saturday, but they dare not miss the call to worship on Sunday. There is something about worship that keeps people coming back […]

Musings

Studying the Ten Commandments Leon R. Kass has written a lengthy, but excellent study of the ten commandments. If you want to know more about these incredible statements from the mouth of God, then I would suggest you begin with this article. Speaking of the Decalogue, Krass states, “It is less a founding legal code, […]

Be Still and Know God

Many people have a desire to be closer to God. We certainly have this desire as Christians, but we are not the only ones. Many outsiders also want to be closer to God. There are people who are enslaved to sin and they want to break free. They want to find something that works in […]

Musings

Congregational Singing Churches of Christ get a mention in a recent post on the First Things blog and it is because of our worship. The post quotes another article by Justin Taylor in which Taylor observes the following about worship vs. concerts. …there’s nothing wrong with concerts! It’s just that Christian worship is not a […]

Cordell Christian College

Although many people may not be familiar with the history of Cordell Christian College it has an interesting one. It was founded in 1907 by three businessmen, J. C. Harrel, G. A. W. Fleming, and W. D. Hockaday. The school went through several name changes. It began as Cordell Christian College, but was renamed Western […]

Musings

The Problem of Evil Jessica Kelley, a mom who has experienced deep loss, offers some thoughts regarding theodicy. She writes, …it seems the majority of Christians consider evil and suffering to be part of God’s “perfect plan.”  They believe God specifically allows things like sexual abuse, the Holocaust, and Henry’s cancer for an unknown “greater […]